Stunned couple picture ‘ghost monk’ that stalked them through a ‘haunted’ castle in Dudley

A STUNNED couple claim to have captured a what they believe to be the ghost of a monk stalking them through a "haunted" castle.

Helen Wakeman, 43, and her partner John Dargan, 33, were on a paranormal investigations tour at Dudley Castle, West Mids, earlier this month.

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Helen Wakeman took this picture of her partner John at Dudley Castle and claims it shows the ghost of a monk behind himCredit: Mercury Press

The couple, from Birmingham, were left speechless when they checked their pictures from the trip later on to discover the spooky apparition.

Helen took the picture as John stood on the steps that lead to the castle but says she never noticed the "figure" stood to the right of the archway.

Later the pair were told by a tour guide that monks would have often walked through the archway to attend prayers at the castle.

We finally looked through the pictures we had taken we spotted the figure next to the archway, which eerily looks like a monk with a hooded cloak

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Helen said: "My parents bought me and John the tickets for the tour as a Christmas present as we had done a few before and got the bug for it.

"We have become avid ghost hunters and get a real thrill out of it but have never managed to capture anything on camera until now.

"We had just started the tour, on a car park close to the steps, and only took it as a quick photo, we never even looked at it till a few days later.

"We had a great night, it was very spooky and we went off in groups for vigils and to explore the grounds.

"When we finally looked through the pictures we had taken we spotted the figure next to the archway, which eerily looks like a monk with a hooded cloak.

"We were so excited that we had finally managed to capture something on camera."

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Dudley Castle, which dates back to 1071, has been regarded as one of the most haunted in the UK and the legend of the Grey Lady has been around for centuries, with multiple sighting of the fabled spook.

According to legend the Grey Lady is the spirit of a woman called Dorothy Beaumont who died shortly after childbirth, along with her child. She wanted to buried next to her child, but her wish was never granted and so she haunts the castle grounds.

Helen said: "We were the first couple to walk up the steps so there was no one in front of us.

"It was a quick memory snap and we weren't expecting it to happen so early on in the tour.

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"The tour guide told us that monks from the nearby priory would have walked up the steps towards the castle for prayers and lessons and the shape look similar to a habit.

"We were very freaked out."

Amy Harper, 28, from Birmingham, West Mids, snapped a selection of pictures while visiting in 2014 and claimed to have snapped a ghostly figure of a woman in one of the archways.

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The couple were on a paranormal investigation tour at the castle earlier this monthCredit: Mercury Press

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This is the spot where they took the picture, seen in the daylightCredit: Mercury Press

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Helen Wakeman, 43, and her partner John Dargan, 33, from Quinton, Birmingham, had attended the Haunted Happenings tour at Dudley Castle, West Mids, on January 5Credit: Mercury Press

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Another 'ghost' was spotted at the same castle in Dudley in 2014Credit: Caters News Agency

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